Iosua 5
1 A LOHE na'lii a pau o ka Amora, ka poe i noho ma ia aoao o Ioredane ma ke komohana, a me na'lii a pau o ko Kanaana, ka poe i noho makai, i hoomaloo o Iehova i na wai o Ioredane, mamua o na mamo a Iseraela, a pau kakou i ka hele ae, maule iho la ko lakou naau, aole hoi i koe ke aho iloko o lakou imua o na mamo a Iseraela.
Kwasekusithi lapho wonke amakhosi amaAmori ayenganeno kweJordani ngentshonalanga lawo wonke amakhosi amaKhanani ayengaselwandle esizwa ukuthi iNkosi yenza amanzi eJordani atsha ngaphambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli saze sachapha, inhliziyo yawo yancibilika, kakusabanga khona moya kiwo, ngenxa yabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
2 Ia manawa, olelo mai la o Iehova ia Iosua, E hana oe i mau pahi oi nau, a e okipoepoe hou i na mamo a Iseraela, o ka lua ia.
Ngalesosikhathi iNkosi yathi kuJoshuwa: Zenzele ingqamu zensengetshe, ubasoke futhi abantwana bakoIsrayeli okwesibili.
3 Hana iho la o Iosua i mau pahi oi, a okipoepoe mai la i na mamo a Iseraela, ma ka puu omaka.
UJoshuwa wasezenzela ingqamu zensengetshe, wabasoka abantwana bakoIsrayeli oqaqeni lwamajwabu aphambili.
4 No keia mea hoi i okipoepoe ai o Iosua ia lakou; o na kanaka a pau i hele mai, mai Aigupita mai, o ka poe kane i makaukau i ke kaua, pau lakou i ka make ma ka waonahele, ma ke ala a lakou i hele ai mawaho mai o Aigupita.
Njalo yilesisizatho uJoshuwa abasokela sona; bonke abantu abaphuma eGibhithe, abesilisa, amadoda wonke empi, afela enkangala endleleni esephumile eGibhithe.
5 Ua okipoepoeia no na kanaka a pau i hele mai mawaho; aka, o ka poe i hanau ma ka waonahele, i ka puka ana mai mawaho o Aigupita, aole lakou i okipoepoeia.
Ngoba bonke abantu abaphumayo babesokiwe, kodwa bonke abantu ababezalelwe enkangala endleleni sebephumile eGibhithe babengabasokanga.
6 Hookahi kanaha makahiki i auwana ai na mamo a Iseraela ma ka waonahele, a pau i ka make ka lahuikaua, ka poe i hele mai mai Aigupita mai, i hoolohe ole i ka leo o Iehova. Hoohiki no o Iehova ia lakou, aole e hoike mai ia lakou i ka aina ana i hoohiki ai i ko lakou mau makua, e haawi mai no lakou, he aina e kahe ana o ka waiu a me ka meli.
Ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli bahamba enkangala iminyaka engamatshumi amane saze sabhubha isizwe sonke samadoda empi ayephume eGibhithe, ngoba engalilalelanga ilizwi leNkosi; iNkosi eyayifungile kuwo ukuthi kayiyikuwatshengisa ilizwe iNkosi eyayifungele oyise ukusinika lona, ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju.
7 A o ka lakou poe keiki, ana i hoopuka mai ai, oia ka Iosua i okipoepoe iho ai; no ka mea, ua okipoepoe ole ia lakou, aole lakou i okipoepoeia ma ke ala,
Labantwana bawo yabavusa esikhundleni sawo; bona uJoshuwa wabasoka, ngoba babengasokwanga, ngoba babengabasokanga endleleni.
8 A i ka wa i hoopau ai lakou i ke okipoepoe ana i kanaka a pau, alaila, noho iho la lakou ma ko la kou wahi i hoomoana'i, a ola lakou.
Kwasekusithi sebeqedile ukusoka isizwe sonke, bahlala endaweni yabo enkambeni baze baphola.
9 Olelo mai la o Iehova ia Iosua, I keia la ua olokaa wale aku au, mai o oukou aku, i ka hoino ana o Aigupita. Nolaila ua kapaia ka inoa o ia wahi, o Gilegala, a hiki mai i keia la.
INkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Lamuhla ngigiqile ngasusa kini ihlazo leGibhithe. Ngakho ibizo laleyondawo lathiwa yiGiligali kuze kube lamuhla.
10 Hoomoana no na mamo a Iseraela ma Gilegala, a malama iho la lakou i ka moliaola, i ka la umikumamaha o ka malama, i ke ahiahi, ma na wahi papu o Ieriko.
Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebemisa inkamba eGiligali, bagcina iphasika ngosuku lwetshumi lane lwenyanga kusihlwa emagcekeni eJeriko.
11 I ka la mahope iho o ka moliaola, ai no lakou i ka ai o ka aina, a ia la no pulehu lakou i ka berena hu ole.
Basebesidla izithelo zelizwe, ngekuseni eyalandela iphasika, izinkwa ezingelamvubelo lamabele akhanzingiweyo, ngalona lolosuku.
12 Ia la iho, mahope o ka lakou ai ana i ka ai o ka aina, oki iho la ka mane, aole mane hou na na mamo a Iseraela. A ai no lakou i ka ai o ka aina ma Kanaana ia makahiki.
Imana yacina ngelanga elalandela abadla ngalo izithelo zelizwe; labantwana bakoIsrayeli kabasabanga lemana, kodwa badla izithelo zelizwe leKhanani ngalowomnyaka.
13 Eia hoi kekahi, i ko Iosua noho ana imua o Ieriko, alawa ae la kona maka iluna, nana aku la, aia hoi! ku mai la kekahi kanaka imua ona, me ka pahikaua i unuhiia ma kona lima. Hele aku la o Iosua io na la, i aku la, Ma o makou nei anei oe, ma ko makou enemi paha?
Kwasekusithi uJoshuwa eseJeriko, waphakamisa amehlo akhe wabona, khangela-ke, indoda imi maqondana laye ilenkemba yayo ehwatshiweyo isesandleni sayo. UJoshuwa wasesiya kuyo wathi kuyo: Ungowakithi yini, kumbe ungowezitha zethu?
14 I mai la kela, Aole, ua hele mai nei au i alii koa no ko Iehova puali. Moe iho la ko Iosua alo ma ka honua, hoomana aku la, i aku la ia ia, Heaha ka kuu Haku e olelo mai nei i kau kauwa?
Wasesithi: Hatshi; kodwa ngiyinduna yebutho leNkosi; sengibuyile. UJoshuwa wasesithi mbo ngobuso bakhe emhlabathini, wakhonza esithi kuye: INkosi yami ithini encekwini yayo?
15 Olelo mai la ke alii koa o ko Iehova puali ia Iosua, E wehe ae oe i kou mau kamaa, mai kou kapnwai aku, no ka mea, he wahi hoano kau e ku nei. A hana no o Iosua pela.
Induna yebutho leNkosi yasisithi kuJoshuwa: Khulula inyathela lakho enyaweni lwakho, ngoba indawo omi kiyo ingcwele. UJoshuwa wasesenza njalo.
